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title: Ubertooth Zero
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<h1>Ubertooth Zero</h1>

<p>Ubertooth Zero was the first working prototype hardware platform of Project
Ubertooth.  It has been superseded by <a href="../one/">Ubertooth One</a>.</p>

<img src="../../images/ubertooth-zero.jpeg" alt="Ubertooth Zero photo" />

<h2>architecture</h2>

<ul>
	<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMA_connector">RP-SMA</a> RF
	connector: connects to test equipment, antenna, or dummy load.</li>
	<li><a
	href="http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/cc2400.html">CC2400</a>
	wireless transceiver IC.</li>
	<li><a href="http://ics.nxp.com/products/lpc1000/lpc17xx/">LPC175x</a> ARM
	Cortex-M3 microcontroller with Full-Speed USB 2.0.</li>
	<li>USB A plug: connects to host computer running Kismet or other host
	code.</li>
</ul>

<h2>features</h2>

<ul>
	<li>2.4 GHz transmit and receive.</li>
	<li>Transmit power and receive sensitivity comparable to a Class 3
	Bluetooth device.</li>
	<li>non-standard JTAG connector.</li>
	<li>In-System Programming (ISP) serial connector.</li>
	<li>expansion connector: intended for inter-Ubertooth communication or
	other future uses.</li>
	<li>six indicator LEDs.</li>
</ul>

<h2>design</h2>

<p>Ubertooth Zero was designed in <a href="http://www.cadsoft.de/">CadSoft
EAGLE</a> with surface mount components suitable for <a
href="http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/59">reflow</a>.

<h2>demonstration</h2>

<p>Michael Ossmann presented <em>Ubertooth Zero, a preview</em> (video: <a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m87gn7uOBGs">part 1</a>, <a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAC8SmdwGBY">part 2</a>) at <a
href="http://sandiego.toorcon.org/">ToorCon 12</a> in October, 2010.</p>
